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[i]These little balls were used in the early Mercury capsules (Ham, Shepard, and Grissom), which had beryllium heat shields, to upright the s/c after a water landing. They were located in little bags in the forward (cylindrical) section of the capsule. Discontinued after we went to the phenolic heat shields. (Glenn)[/i] — Guenter
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